Gary:

Please try the Kathryn Kennedy Lateral 04′ – Love the new look!

Gary,

Like the new layout but the only thing is that you should list the wines right under the video link, like it was before, makes it easy to go right to the wine your tasting.

Thanks, Tony

Hi Gary,

I know that episode #69 was a joke, but it gets back to my question from yesterday. How long does a wine stay good or improve after being opened? Really makes a difference when buying wine by the glass that may have been openeded for a while or if I do not finish a bottle and want to keep it overnight? What is the optimal time for a wine to be opened to show it’s best and how long after opening does it start to go bad???

Also, I went back and watched that episode, sorry to see that most of the bottles opened for WLTV go undrinken…what’s up with that? At least take them down to the store and let customers sample and taste them….you might even invite local viewers to stop in and taste or compare what you were talking about in that episode. You always say, I wish you could smell or taste this…let people stop in and do just that! Don’t let them go to waste!

You also have not come up with your signature sign off???

Take care,

Bruce

Hey Gary!

On the football cit cn we go by state in CA, since the LA area does not have a team, but the Oakland Raiders will kick their butts! I would liek you to taste the Owen Roe Yakima Valley Red 2003.

Thanks!

If Chito gets free shipping in Texas, does that mean I get it if the Raiders beat you in the last game of the season on New Years Eve? I hate the Raiders so paying shipping may be better than seeing them win. 🙂

I find the subject of Bruce’s question regarding how long to keep a wine open interesting. I don’t think there are any hard and fast rules with regard to this. It all depends on the wine and several external factors. One major component is the wine’s temperature and the surface area of wine that is in contact with air. So it can vary between decanters and room temperature. I look at a good bottle of wine like a good movie. You don’t want to miss the beginning or end. You can’t just come in, appreciate the climax and leave (applies to the bedroom too!).

For everyday drinking wine I use the vac-u-vin system to save the wine in the fridge. I find that almost every wine tastes better the next day. Usually I only notice a degredation in quality around day 5 or 6.

This episode confirmed my experience with Australian Shiraz. Few good ones at the inexpensive range. Many good ones at the high range, nothing good in the middle. I have tried about 30 middle tier producers of Shiraz with bad results from all of them. I have repeatedly tried the Two Hands with no luck. I wouldn’t predict it would be better on retaste.

might be better to do a week or two with free shipping to WLTV viewers as not everyone has an local NFL team that will have the pleasure if kicking the jets butt. I would be curious to know how many orders us veiwers could account for. i would also be curious if WLTV has a counter on its video feed..I would be curious to know how many views watch everyday.

TWO QUESTIONS:

Who FARTED?
How did you keep a straight face?

Gary
How about a couple Italian reds Abrigo Barbaresco Vigna Montersino and Cesari Amarone

Thanks
Bob

EP rating 90-91. STORAGE! STORAGE! STORAGE!

Hey Gary, great episode…..again. Hey got a question, since Tampa Bay beat your Jets in the first pre-season of the year do I get free shippin:)
I would like to see you do a show on tasting 2000 Brunellos. I am hearing that the 2000’s are drinking great and are better than the 99 or 01 for consumption today.

I drank a bottle of 02’BlackJack Harmonie red this past weekend with a friend. I really enjoyed it and wanted to know what you thought of it. It was an even better version of the 01’Powers Meritage, I thought.
Great episode! Seems like there’s no middle ground in Aussie shiraz, you liked the expensive stuff and the really cheap stuff.

Hey Gary…Nice new format…so I had to post again. TimF: If you don’t put ketchup on your hot dog, then you are a REAL Chicagoan…so good job man!

Alright, when’s episode 82 going to be ready?

GV – Great episode, love the many bottle format.

QOD – The 1998 Collematoni

Loved the episode. Question: my beloved Eagles play the Jets in the final preseason game this Friday. Does the free shipping offer stand? ‘Cause the Birds will be tough this year, really tough.

Possible topic for the future: Wine Critics. I’d love to hear your opinion on the merits of various critics, especially on different wines. I know many people belive RP is the master in Bordeaux and California reds, Burghound in Burgundy, Tanzer in whites (from anywhere), and Wine Spectator in nowhere. What do you think? An episode with a few wines that have gotten inconsistent reviews from various tasters would be awesome, where you would cast the tiebreaking vote.

QOD – My vote is for you tasting the â??03 Almaviva. WS gives it a 95….hmmmmm

Gary, question. What’s the proper way to open a bottle of wine.. I mean which opener would you recommend, how to hold it “in style” and how to pour properly?

thanks

Hey Gary,

Really quickly….I love the new layout. It looks very professional and clean. However, there is one small problem that I want to bring up. I was really disappointed that your guys took away the hyperlinked name listing of the wines that is posted below each video. I like to be able to click on the names of the wine and check out their price and find any additional info, or to be able to write down the name without rewinding and rewatching the video. Hopefully your guys can correct this problem soon because I think most of us would like to see it as it was. Thanks!

WH

AND HOW ABOUT FIXING THE TIME???? John Holmes’ post shows up at 3:28 when it’s really 4:28… I know you run in EST.. why is your server on CST??

Gene: Working on the time thing now!

Gary,

You offered free shipping to the area of the team that beats the Jets on any given week. Howabout free shipping for NY & NJ customers when the Jets win?

As far as the question of the day, I’d like to see tastings of wines from Justin Vineyards. I’ve heard some good things about their wines, and would like to see GV taste and give his impressions.

Also, for the future, what about tasting and offering some local stuff? NY and NJ have some pretty good efforts out there. Sure, they may not be recognized all that well, and certainly are not as well known as California or Washington, domestically speaking, but there are some great bottles out there, from some great vineyards – Tomasello Vineyards in NJ comes to mind

Just read through all the comments. I love the idea of tasting a 100 point wine — I would love to be in the store when you are doing that though! How about a contest for WLTV watchers in the area that they can come in and taste with you on some special episodes? That would be a kick!

Still waiting for the video to load…
Constuctive comments on the design while I wait:

– The extra extra large video title (for current video) is a little oversized.
– I will miss the short descriptions and list of wines under each video as a great orientation, nhowever see the value in the short concise listing and have the current video prominently displayed at the top.
– The category list on the left was quite useful, particularly with the number of items in brackets. I am sure the new search function works well… but it gives the impression of being a fine search rather than a loose search.
– The previous design / layout fitted better in the layout on the winelibrary.com website.. this new layout seems to be its own website (ie different branding) although it maybe this is on purpose.

Finally, this is not constructive:
– The grey bottle with WLTV is terrible.

Video is still loading, probably just traffic so will come back tomorro, look forward to the Australian Shiraz episode.

Love the redesign…Keep up the awesome work.